Film producers who employed Pakistani artistes will have to pay Rs 5 crore each to the Indian Army's welfare fund as "penance", Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray said on Saturday suggesting his followers will not stop the release of Karan Johar's film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.
Thackeray said henceforth, all Pakistani artistes - actors, singers, among others - shall be permanently banned from Bollywood.
"We have always raised our voice against Pakistani actors, cricketers coming and working here… This is our victory," he added.
The decision to allow the release of Johar's film followed Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' direct intervention in the matter. Fadnavis convened a meeting on Saturday which was attended by Thackeray, Karan Johar and Film and Television Producers Guild of India's President Mukesh Bhatt among others at his official residence, Varsha, to resolve the imbroglio.
MNS imposed conditions, like making a handsome contribution to the army welfare fund, and slides paying tributes to Indian soldiers before the start of the film in theatres - to which both Bhatt and Johar readily agreed.
The MNS has been agitating for the past fortnight against the film on grounds that it has Pakistani actor, Fawad Khan, and had vowed not to permit its scheduled release on October 28. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Anushka Sharma in the lead.
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